ITP 2009

All in all, ITP is always fun, sometimes underwhelming. The best pieces are little jokes or games. One of the nicest was just a tent with a video projection on the surface of a campfire and woods. A bunch of us sat inside and just felt like we were backyard camping. It was a nice refuge.

This was fun…The Face Fight Machine was a fun, collaborative drawing tool… You and a partner draw your faces simultaneously, using two styli that are linked…you move together. I liked that the only button clears the screen and prints your result at the same time.

This was just plain creepy. But a cool use of a pico projector. The face, a looping video of some random expressions, follows you around using camera tracking.

This was just upsetting…red, bloody drops where there’s been genocide or terrorism. The ink is stored in an IV bag. Nice.

Delta was a fun concept, but a bit ham-handed and over-the top on the symbolism. There are two cameras that show you yourself from two angles.

This one was fun…best use of laser-cutting and masonite in show, I think. More here.

This wins best (and only) use of a barrel in show. Fun to ride. True story.

My last stop was the Life Dress. Elizabeth Fuller kept me occupied until the end of show with her seriously-siliconed-out dress, filled with LEDs and wires, ready to flash whatever. She’s planning a 2.0 version with more tiles.